‘And he [Scott] let everybody know, her closest friends what was happening and the article was coming out. And I said I think you’ve done exactly the right thing. Everybody was great about it, and they’ve been very supportive. And as you quite rightly say, Scott has been wonderful.

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‘But I was horrified and very angry to see an article that basically said “Pam St Clement fears for poorly pal Barbara Windsor, Pam has sparked new fears for ailing Dame Barbara” What’s going on here?

‘“Revealed she hasn’t been allowed to visit her pal because Bab’s Alzheimer’s disease got worse, any plans to see her have been put on hold because she’s poorly.”

‘Now for a kick off, anyone who knows me would know I wouldn’t use the words ‘ailing’ and ‘poorly’. I’m not my great grandmother.

‘Basically what happened is someone misinterpreted the fact that we had to three times change our plans to meet up. First time I discovered I had to do something work wise, Scott then had to go see his dad, then I had to cancel last week. I’m seeing her in a couple of days.

‘She’s actually doing some charity work. Can we all wish Babs the very best and lots of love.’